New York City has a trash problem. It’s everywhere, and it’s unavoidable. Our sidewalks are piled high with garbage bags and overflowing bins, and the stench lingers over the city. How can the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An author, speaker, and consultant, I explore the world's industries. Feb 28, 2025, 01:32pm EST The renaissance in attitudes ...

With microplastics now ubiquitous in everything from sugar and fish to tap water and air, people unwittingly ingest an average of 285 bits of plastic each day. Over the course of a week, that’s the ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

The greatest innovations occur in the toughest of times, and I think that most of us agree that these are very challenging times. In Tennessee, one of our challenges is that we have a trash problem.

The problem of nuclear reactor waste will have to be resolved as nuclear energy becomes more frequently adopted as the world’s source of power. No one is pro nuclear waste. Simply, nuclear waste is a ...

Consider the apple. Arguably America’s most iconic fruit, and the one we as a nation consume the most, the apple is a crucial component of our culture (American as apple pie!), diets, and economy. In ...